Strawberry-Lemon Glazed Donuts

One of my favorite things to do is to bake and I have been doing it for as long as I can remember.  Cookies, pies, cakes, scones, donuts, muffins…you name it and I have probably baked it at least one time. Baking to me is an escape…a chance to do something creative and yummy.  My mind goes blank and I just enjoy the entire process.

Today, I decided to try out the donut pan that was given to me for Christmas.  Growing up, I worked at a donut shop in my small town.  It was a family owned business and the donuts were awesome (and still are).  So, I have a soft spot for this yummy treat and high expectations.

Baking the donuts versus frying…I wasn’t too sure of how this would work or how they would taste.  However, I knew I couldn’t go wrong with vanilla batter and a glaze of fresh strawberries and lemon.  Plus, this recipe from start to finish only took 30 minutes.

My son located the donuts as soon as he walked in the door.  They were a hit…with everyone!

Recipe: Strawberry-Lemon Glazed Baked Donuts

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 egg

3 tbsp melted butter

1/4 cup buttermilk

2/3 cup plain Greek yogurt

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Glaze:

1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar

1/4 cup of fresh strawberries (thoroughly mashed)

lemon zest

lemon juice

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly grease donut pan and set aside.

2.  Mix together egg, melted butter, buttermilk, yogurt, and vanilla.  Add dry ingredients.  Do NOT over mix.  Just mix until combined.

3.  Put batter into a quart-sized zip lock bag and cut off the tip.  Pipe batter into pan.  bake for 9 minutes.  Let cool sightly and remove from pan.

**Icing:  mix mashed strawberries and powdered sugar.  Add lemon zest.  Lemon juice can be added if the icing is too thick.